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NEW YORK (AP) — Max Fried allowed one hit over five innings in his return from a two-month layoff, Jasson Domínguez and Anthony Volpe drove in runs on consecutive pitches in the seventh and the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 for a doubleheader split. Pittsburgh won the opener 5-3 in 10 innings. The Pirates’ Bubba Chandler pitched 6 1/3 innings of two-hit ball in his first scoreless outing this year. Brandon Eisert, acquired from the Chicago White Sox on July 11, relieved and walked Cody Bellinger. One out later, Domínguez doubled down the left-field line and scored when Volpe singled for his second RBI since June 19.

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox matched a club record set 80 years ago with their 15th straight victory. Boston beat Baltimore 6-3 on Wednesday in the first game of a doubleheader. The last time the Red Sox won 15 straight, it was 1946 and Ted Williams was on the way to an MVP season. Boston was 37-48 and in last place in the AL East on July 1. Interim manager Chad Tracy is the first manager since the 19th Century to lead a win streak of 15 games or more when he didn’t begin the season in the job. Then Baltimore took the nightcap 5-1 to end it.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals agreed to a four-year rookie deal with quarterback Carson Beck on Wednesday, one day before the team has its first practice of training camp. The 24-year-old Beck looks as if he’ll be part of a three-man quarterback competition when training camp begins on Thursday, facing off against veterans Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew. Kedon Slovis is also on the roster. The Cardinals are led by first-year coach Mike LaFleur. Beck was drafted in the third round out of Miami after leading the Hurricanes to a runner-up finish in the College Football Playoff last season.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert discussed what more can be done to protect players from online harassment during a virtual meeting with the players’ union executive committee and the union’s Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. The call Tuesday night came at the union’s request. Players have been sharing threats and harassment they’ve received on social media over the last few weeks. Chelsea Gray of the Las Vegas Aces posted a message she received from a man that included a racial slur. The man was tracked down and fired from his job at Hilton Grand Vacations.